coffee growers

Starbucks and FNC expand tree planting target by 22 million seedlings and US$4.2 million

Starbucks Coffee Company and the Colombian Coffee Growers Federation (FNC) have announced an expansion of their programme to support Colombian coffee growers in the Starbucks C.A.F.E. Practices network.

Business, Origins, Sustainability

illycaffè & JAB Close Licensing Deal for illy-Branded Capsules

On 8 October, illycaffè and JAB, through its Jacobs Douwe Egberts (JDE) platform, announced a trademark licensing agreement for the production and distribution of illy-branded aluminum capsules.

Female Producer Takes Top Honours in 2018 Ernesto Illy Int’l Coffee Award

Coffee beans grown by Rwanda’s Ngororero Coffee Washing Station, represented by Philotée Muzika, were designated “Best of the Best” in illycaffè’s third annual Ernesto Illy International Coffee Award (EIICA).

Starbucks Commits $20M for Emergency Relief to Central American Farmers

In response to critically low coffee prices in Central America, Starbucks announced a commitment of up to USD $20 million to temporarily relieve impacted smallholder farmers with whom Starbucks does business, until the coffee market self-corrects and rises above the cost of production. These funds will go directly to smallholder farmers in Nicaragua, Guatemala, Mexico […]